For the 2025-2026 season, there are two easy ways to experience our concert without a membership or advance tickets: our open dress rehearsal and our Rush Ticket Line. Both offer flexible ways to enjoy live symphonic music this weekend. See more details below on how to take advantage of these opportunities. See dates and times below.
Open Dress Rehearsal
If you don’t have tickets or your weekend schedule doesn’t allow you to attend one of our concerts, our open dress rehearsal is a wonderful alternative—and a special experience in its own right.
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the orchestra’s final run-through, where you can hear the full program, watch the musicians and conductor fine-tune the performance, and feel the energy as everything comes together just before opening day. It’s a relaxed, welcoming way to experience the music, perfect for first-time concertgoers, students, families, and longtime symphony fans alike.
Come enjoy the excitement of live orchestral music while getting a rare glimpse into the creative process that brings a concert to life. 7 pm, Friday, February 13th, at Mountain View High School Auditorium. Free to all, and no tickets required
Our Rush Ticket Line
If the above Dress Rehearsal option does not work for you and you still want to attend one of our weekend concerts, we will continue our Rush Ticket Line, which we implemented for our Fall Concert Series this past October.
In past seasons, we have had the luxury of a huge space in which to perform our concerts, and we made a significant number of complimentary tickets available for anyone interested in attending COS performances. With our move to the much smaller Mountain View High School Auditorium, we have had to temporarily suspend our complimentary ticket policy.
However, in order to provide the opportunity for as many people as possible to attend our concerts, this season we are implementing a practice known as a rush line. The idea is simple: there is always a set of ticket holders who are not able to attend a given performance, and we want to fill those seats on concert day.
The process:
If you don't have a ticket, come to the hall prior to the concert and get in the rush line.
Before the show begins, ushers will count empty seats.
Individuals in the rush line will be allowed into the show until the hall is at capacity.
Winter Concert Series
Celebrate rising musical talent and a thrilling cross-cultural program in this dynamic concert featuring Young Artist Competition winners Aaron Ma (violin), Avery Armstrong (piano), and William Yeh (violin). Each soloist performs a virtuosic showcase—Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor (third movement), Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (first movement), and a selection from Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy.
The program also spans bold orchestral masterworks, from the rhythmic fire of Yasushi Akutagawa’s Finale from Music for Symphony Orchestra and the shimmering dreamscape of Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, to Beethoven’s dramatic Lenore Overture, culminating in the electrifying Latin flair of Arturo Márquez’s Conga del Fuego Nuevo.
Our Winter Concert Series dates and times:
Open Dress Rehearsal -
Friday, February 13th | 7 PM
Concerts -
Saturday, February 14th | 2 PM
Saturday, February 14th | 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 15th | 2 PM
Parking
We encourage all concertgoers to arrive early, as seating is general admission. However, for the open dress rehearsal, seating should not be an issue, so you can arrive at your convenience. However, please be mindful of noise so as not to interrupt the rehearsal.
Doors for the Rush Line will open shortly before the performance.
The concerts and the dress rehearsal are in the Mountain View High School Auditorium, located at 2755 NE 27th Street. The entrance to the auditorium is on the west side of campus, at the back. Click the link here for directions.
